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21. Show that if l is any line through the origin in R3 and x is any vector with its initial point at the origin, then the reflection of x through the line & (acting as a mirror) is equal to 2(proj,x) - x, where r is any nonzero vector parallel to the line (see Figure 1.21).Reflection of x FIGURE 1.21

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In this question, the projection of vector x on l is x*cos\Theta

and the mirror image will also have the projection on l as x*cos\Theta

therefore, overall projections of vector x on l are 2*(x*cos\Theta )

This is the projections as the x projections along other axes apart from l will cancel each other.

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